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Flight student Don Coburn of Sylvania takes off in a Cessna 182 during instrument flight rating training with Suburban Aviation Inc.

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Mr. Coburn, left, and Suburban Aviation Inc. flight instructor Nick Zink go over their flight plan.

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A Cessna 182 is pulled out of the hangar for a flight lesson.

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Mr. Coburn, left, and Suburban Aviation Inc. flight instructor Nick Zink go over their flight plan before proceeding with Instrument flight rules training.

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Mr. Coburn goes through a safety inspection of the Cessna 182.

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Mr. Coburn goes through a safety inspection routine before a training flight.

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Mr. Coburn performs preflight inspections on a Cessna 182. He received his pilot's license about four years ago and now flies for business and pleasure.

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Mr. Coburn wears a pair of 'foggles,' which are glasses that are designed to limit the pilot's field of vision so that he will rely on the flight instruments rather than vision.

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